A week ago, Ryan Winzen was a college student with another year and half until completing his…
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The mod, which was previously known as "World Of Starcraft", is now branded "StarCraft Universe". Having been flown out to Blizzard HQ to meet with the developers, the mod's creator — Ryan Winzen — is now ready to get started on the serious work involved in turning a real-time strategy game into a massive-multiplayer online role-playing game.

Some of the features being promised for StarCraft Universe — and remember, this is a mod being built in an RTS, not a proper MMO — include the ability to save characters, customisable gear forged from loot, distinct player classes and up to twelve players able to join together on the same map.

Whether this all comes together or not is another matter entirely, but hey, good luck Ryan!